So you can get places!
why is promontory point,Utah important to the railroad
The completion of the transcontinental railroad was important to lining different trade markets. Major trade and financial capitals were also linked by the railroad.
The Transcontinental Railroad was important, as it was the first railroad that connected both the East and West coasts, and it made a quicker, more efficient way to transport people and goods to different places.
it was so important because the workers of the underground railroad wanted to be safe from slave owners.That is why the slaves ran away from there slave owners.
The Railroad or the underground railroad was a way that slaves could get to the Northern states. The Railroad was a code language for Abolitionists and slaves. they used houses as "Stations", so if the Whites tried to find them they would first start looking for a underground railroad.
It depends on the type of railroad. During war whichever one of the sides has access to a railroad they have access to supplies and other items.
steel needed for railroad
To transport slaves to safety, towards the north.
so that way you could get supplies to and from locations faster
i think so
The Central Pacific Railroad was first built in Sacramento, California. The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network that formed part of the First Transcontinental Railroad.